| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Cliff Firestone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Millett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dave Howes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Wade (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Dozier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dana Cusick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Chitty (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Quinnipiac | Richard Walker inbounds the ball | 27-19 |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Quinnipiac | William Millett connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Richard Walker | 29-19 |
| 19:28 | Kent State | Dana Cusick misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Cliff Firestone - foul #2 on Cliff Firestone, team foul #1 | 29-19 |
| 19:28 | Kent State | Dana Cusick makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 19:28 | Kent State | Dana Cusick makes the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 19:07 | Quinnipiac | Cliff Firestone misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ralph Chitty - foul #1 on Ralph Chitty, team foul #1 | 29-21 |
| 19:07 | Quinnipiac | Cliff Firestone makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 19:07 | Quinnipiac | Cliff Firestone makes the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 18:55 | Kent State | Dave Howes clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-21 |
| 18:53 | Kent State | David Wade gets the offensive rebound | 31-21 |
| 18:35 | Kent State | Dave Howes hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-24 |
| 18:30 | Quinnipiac | Cliff Firestone misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-24 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Dana Cusick grabs the board | 31-24 |
| 18:12 | Kent State | Dave Howes is fouled on the floor by Thomas Johnson - foul #1 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #2 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Daniel Henderson (SG), Jake Mize (SF), Gary Buffington (PF), Adam Robinson (C) Cliff Firestone, Richard Walker, William Millett, Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg (C) Ralph Chitty | |
| 18:07 | Kent State | Dana Cusick lays it in on a nice dish by Eddie Hagberg | 31-26 |
| 17:45 | Quinnipiac | Daniel Henderson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-26 |
| 17:23 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dave Howes | 34-28 |
| 17:15 | Quinnipiac | Thomas Johnson misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 17:13 | Kent State | Dave Howes snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 17:08 | Kent State | Dave Howes scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Eddie Hagberg | 34-31 |
| 16:49 | Quinnipiac | Dave Howes takes the ball from Daniel Henderson | 34-31 |
| 16:46 | Kent State | Dave Howes hits the finger roll | 34-33 |
| 16:20 | Quinnipiac | Jake Mize can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 34-33 |
| 16:19 | Kent State | Dana Cusick grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 16:08 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 34-33 |
| 16:06 | Quinnipiac | The rebound goes to Adam Robinson | 34-33 |
| 16:02 | Quinnipiac | Daniel Henderson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-33 |
| 16:01 | Kent State | Dana Cusick grabs the board | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Thomas Johnson (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Henderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jake Mize (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Buffington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dave Howes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Wade (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Dozier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dana Cusick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Eddie Hagberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Kent State | David Wade hits a wide open jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dave Howes | 34-35 |
| 15:29 | Quinnipiac | Eddie Hagberg blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Daniel Henderson | 34-35 |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 15:08 | Kent State | Dana Cusick misses long on an open jumper from the right side | 34-35 |
| 15:07 | Quinnipiac | Adam Robinson snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 14:50 | Quinnipiac | Jake Mize clanks a jumper from the right side | 34-35 |
| 14:49 | Quinnipiac | Thomas Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 14:42 | Quinnipiac | Eddie Hagberg takes the ball from Thomas Johnson | 34-35 |
| 14:13 | Kent State | David Wade misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-35 |
| 14:11 | Quinnipiac | The rebound goes to Adam Robinson | 34-35 |
| 13:50 | Quinnipiac | Jake Mize can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 13:49 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Dana Cusick | 34-35 |
| 13:24 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Eddie Hagberg | 34-38 |
| 13:09 | Quinnipiac | Jake Mize misses badly on a floater from the right block | 34-38 |
| 13:07 | Kent State | Dana Cusick snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 12:47 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg is hacked by Jake Mize - foul #2 on Jake Mize, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Eddie Richard (PG), Cliff Firestone (SG), Richard Walker (SF), William Millett (PF), Michael Smith (C) Thomas Johnson, Daniel Henderson, Jake Mize, Gary Buffington, Adam Robinson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dear (PG), David Key (SG), Jamie James (SF), Eddie Benoit (PF), Ralph Chitty (C) Dave Howes, David Wade, Matthew Dozier, Dana Cusick, Eddie Hagberg | |
| 12:32 | Kent State | Jamie James is denied on a layup by Michael Smith | 34-38 |
| 12:31 | Quinnipiac | William Millett gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 12:06 | Quinnipiac | Cliff Firestone knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by William Millett | 36-38 |
| 11:47 | Kent State | David Key makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Eddie Richard (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Cliff Firestone (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Millett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Dear (fresh) SG - David Key (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jamie James (fresh) PF - Eddie Benoit (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Chitty (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Quinnipiac | Eddie Richard makes the shot from the right wing set up by Richard Walker and he's hacked by David Key - foul #2 on David Key, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| 11:22 | Quinnipiac | Eddie Richard makes the free throw | 39-41 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | Matthew Dear misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-41 |
| 11:06 | Quinnipiac | Richard Walker gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 11:00 | Quinnipiac | William Millett comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Ralph Chitty - foul #2 on Ralph Chitty, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | David Ross (C) Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dozier (SF), Dana Cusick (PF) Matthew Dear, Eddie Benoit | |
| 11:00 | Quinnipiac | William Millett makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 11:00 | Quinnipiac | William Millett makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 10:45 | Kent State | Dana Cusick misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 41-41 |
| 10:43 | Quinnipiac | David Ross pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 10:39 | Quinnipiac | Ralph Chitty steps in front of the Richard Walker pass | 41-41 |
| 10:24 | Kent State | David Key throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Michael Perin (PF) William Millett | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dave Howes (PG), David Wade (SG) David Key, Jamie James | |
| 10:01 | Quinnipiac | Cliff Firestone misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 09:59 | Quinnipiac | Richard Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 09:51 | Quinnipiac | Cliff Firestone connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Michael Perin | 44-41 |
| 09:37 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 09:35 | Quinnipiac | The rebound goes to Michael Perin | 44-41 |
| 09:18 | Quinnipiac | Richard Walker buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Perin | 47-41 |
| 09:15 | Kent State | David Wade is fouled in the backcourt by David Ross - foul #1 on David Ross, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Thomas Johnson (PG), Michael Smith (C) Eddie Richard, David Ross | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dear (PG), Eddie Benoit (PF) Dave Howes, Dana Cusick | |
| 09:02 | Kent State | David Wade comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 09:00 | Kent State | Eddie Benoit can't tip it in | 47-41 |
| 08:59 | Kent State | Matthew Dozier pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 08:40 | Kent State | Ralph Chitty drills a shot from the right side | 47-43 |
| 08:24 | Quinnipiac | Richard Walker can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Matthew Dozier - foul #2 on Matthew Dozier, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Daniel Henderson (PG), Gary Buffington (SG), William Millett (PF) Thomas Johnson, Cliff Firestone, Michael Perin | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Key (SG), Jamie James (SF), Eddie Hagberg (C) David Wade, Matthew Dozier, Ralph Chitty | |
| 08:24 | Quinnipiac | Richard Walker misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 08:24 | Quinnipiac | Richard Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 07:58 | Kent State | Jamie James scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Matthew Dear | 48-46 |
| 07:41 | Quinnipiac | Richard Walker hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Daniel Henderson | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Daniel Henderson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Buffington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Walker (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Millett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Dear (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Key (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jamie James (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eddie Benoit (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Hagberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:35 | Kent State | David Key is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Buffington - foul #2 on Gary Buffington, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Jake Mize (SF), David Ross (C) Richard Walker, Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dave Howes (PG), Ralph Chitty (C) Matthew Dear, Eddie Benoit | |
| 07:17 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by William Millett - foul #1 on William Millett, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Cliff Firestone (SG) Gary Buffington | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:17 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 07:17 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 07:17 | Quinnipiac | David Ross pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 07:04 | Quinnipiac | Jake Mize is hacked by Jamie James - foul #1 on Jamie James, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Thomas Johnson (PG) Daniel Henderson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:41 | Quinnipiac | Thomas Johnson blows the layup but he's fouled by Ralph Chitty - foul #3 on Ralph Chitty, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Wade (SG), Matthew Dozier (SF), Dana Cusick (PF) David Key, Jamie James, Ralph Chitty | |
| 06:41 | Quinnipiac | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 06:41 | Quinnipiac | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 06:18 | Kent State | Dana Cusick hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Dave Howes | 52-49 |
| 06:02 | Quinnipiac | Jake Mize misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 06:01 | Quinnipiac | Thomas Johnson misses the tip | 52-49 |
| 05:59 | Quinnipiac | William Millett pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 05:35 | Quinnipiac | Thomas Johnson misses the runner near the basket | 52-49 |
| 05:34 | Quinnipiac | Jake Mize pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 05:21 | Quinnipiac | Thomas Johnson hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by David Ross | 54-49 |
| 05:19 | Kent State | Cliff Firestone is called for the reach on David Wade in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cliff Firestone, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Daniel Henderson (PG), Gary Buffington (SG), Eddie Richard (SF), Michael Perin (PF), Michael Smith (C) Thomas Johnson, Cliff Firestone, Jake Mize, William Millett, David Ross | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Key (PG), Jamie James (SF), Ralph Chitty (C) Dave Howes, Matthew Dozier, Eddie Hagberg | |
| 05:19 | Kent State | David Wade makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 05:19 | Kent State | David Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 05:00 | Quinnipiac | Michael Smith can't connect on a floater from the right side | 54-51 |
| 04:58 | Quinnipiac | Eddie Richard tips it back up and in | 56-51 |
| 04:56 | Kent State | Michael Perin is called for the reach on David Key in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Perin, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dear (PG), Eddie Benoit (PF) David Wade, Dana Cusick | |
| 04:56 | Kent State | David Key makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:56 | Kent State | David Key makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 04:43 | Quinnipiac | Gary Buffington misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 04:41 | Quinnipiac | Michael Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 04:36 | Quinnipiac | Michael Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Jamie James - foul #2 on Jamie James, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| 04:36 | Quinnipiac | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 04:36 | Quinnipiac | Michael Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 04:24 | Kent State | Eddie Benoit is wide open but clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-53 |
| 04:22 | Quinnipiac | Eddie Richard grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 04:06 | Quinnipiac | Daniel Henderson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-53 |
| 04:04 | Kent State | Ralph Chitty snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 04:02 | Kent State | Daniel Henderson is called for the reach on Matthew Dear in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Henderson, team foul #9 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Jake Mize (SF) Eddie Richard | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Wade (SG), Matthew Dozier (SF) David Key, Jamie James | |
| 04:02 | Kent State | Matthew Dear makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 04:02 | Kent State | Matthew Dear misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 04:02 | Quinnipiac | The rebound goes to Gary Buffington | 58-54 |
| 03:49 | Quinnipiac | Daniel Henderson connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Jake Mize | 60-54 |
| 03:47 | Kent State | Gary Buffington is called for the reach on David Wade in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Buffington, team foul #10 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Richard Walker (SF) Michael Perin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dana Cusick (PF), Eddie Hagberg (C) Eddie Benoit, Ralph Chitty | |
| 03:47 | Kent State | David Wade misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 03:47 | Kent State | David Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 03:31 | Quinnipiac | Daniel Henderson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 03:30 | Quinnipiac | Michael Smith misses the tip | 60-55 |
| 03:28 | Kent State | David Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Daniel Henderson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Buffington (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Richard Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jake Mize (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Dear (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Wade (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Dozier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dana Cusick (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Eddie Hagberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:26 | Kent State | Daniel Henderson picks off the pass by David Wade in the backcourt | 60-55 |
| 03:11 | Quinnipiac | David Wade steps in front of the Michael Smith pass | 60-55 |
| 02:52 | Kent State | Eddie Hagberg misses the floater from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 02:51 | Quinnipiac | Jake Mize grabs the board | 60-55 |
| 02:32 | Quinnipiac | Gary Buffington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-55 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Thomas Johnson (PG), Cliff Firestone (SG), Eddie Richard (SF), William Millett (PF), Adam Robinson (C) Daniel Henderson, Gary Buffington, Richard Walker, Jake Mize, Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dave Howes (PG), David Key (SG), Jamie James (SF), Ralph Chitty (C) Matthew Dear, David Wade, Matthew Dozier, Dana Cusick | |
| 02:08 | Kent State | David Key can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Cliff Firestone - foul #4 on Cliff Firestone, team foul #11 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eddie Benoit (PF) Eddie Hagberg | |
| 02:08 | Kent State | David Key makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 02:08 | Kent State | David Key makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 01:46 | Quinnipiac | Eddie Benoit swats the short shot by William Millett | 60-57 |
| 01:45 | Kent State | Eddie Benoit grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 01:45 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Richard Walker (SF), Michael Smith (C) Eddie Richard, Adam Robinson | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Wade (SG), Matthew Dozier (SF), Dana Cusick (PF) David Key, Jamie James, Eddie Benoit | |
| 01:43 | Kent State | Cliff Firestone takes the ball from Dave Howes in the backcourt | 60-57 |
| 01:27 | Quinnipiac | Cliff Firestone misses the shot from the left side | 60-57 |
| 01:25 | Kent State | Dana Cusick snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 01:09 | Kent State | Dana Cusick scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Dave Howes | 60-59 |
| 00:51 | Quinnipiac | Cliff Firestone connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-59 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | David Wade misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 62-59 |
| 00:34 | Kent State | David Wade grabs the offensive board | 62-59 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Dana Cusick misses the wide open shot near the basket | 62-59 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Ralph Chitty snags the offensive board | 62-59 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Dave Howes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-59 |
| 00:01 | Quinnipiac | Michael Smith snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Quinnipiac | Michael Smith runs out the clock | 62-59 |